Chapter 612 - Chapter 612: The 240 Hardest Circle to Fit Into, Back to School (First Update)_1
Chapter 612: The 240 Hardest Circle to Fit Into, Back to School (First Update)_1
This year, even with the screening system in place, the topic of the top scorer in the college entrance exam still caused quite a stir.
But Xu Nanjing and his peers naturally wouldn’t pay much attention.
He only found out about Bai Lian’s news through Pu Xiaohan’s social media updates. As for the rest, he didn’t know much, and he hadn’t participated in the college entrance exam betting pools either.
The Xu Family focuses on nurturing well-rounded individuals.
Xu Nanjing had hated it since he was a child when the Xu Family compared his grades to Xu Jinyi’s or Xu Jin’s. When he grew up, he also refused to become that kind of detestable parent.
It was only now that he’d heard about Bai Lian being the college entrance exam top scorer from Pu Xiaohan.
Although there is a top scorer every year, there’s only one, and they are all extremely talented individuals. As Xu Nanjing had grown up, there had only been one top scorer around him—
Jiang Fulai.
That year Jiang Fulai took the college entrance exam directly in his first year of high school, and Jiang Xijue became second on the list.
The Chen Family should be more concerned about this year’s college entrance exam because there was a Liang Wuyu whom even Xu Nanjing had heard of. The Chen Family had invested a lot of efforts in promoting him.
Now…
“Alian… a perfect score college entrance exam top scorer?” Xu Nanjing’s understanding of Bai Lian was still stuck at her being ranked 199th.
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Then everything made sense.
That’s why, when he went to the police station to find Bai Lian that night, Principal Shi rushed over in such a hurry.
That’s why even Elder Xu said the commotion was big; Xu Nanjing only thought back then that Jiang Fulai had gone too far, and since the Chen Family was involved in politics, the Xu Family had collaborations with them.
It wasn’t until recently that he learned that almost everyone in Yunxiao District had been replaced.
Although Jiang Fulai was the catalyst, he probably only wanted to clean up those bars and clubs. As for those who were purged… they must have been related to Bai Lian.
**
The patio.
Bai Lian sat in the pavilion, her hands crossed in front of her chest, in a leisurely posture. Her hair was loose behind her back, the strands lustrous and fine, having grown to her waist over the past year. A light breeze stirred her skirt and long hair.
Jiang Fulai meticulously arranged her hair, the raven strands slipping through his long, pale fingers.
“Can you actually manage?” Bai Lian asked languidly.
The cool light around the patio danced across her face, creating a hazy interplay of shadow and light.
“Stay still,” Jiang Fulai calmly wound the hair he held around his finger. He was always serene, his voice even-tempered as he spoke while coiling her hair, “Tomorrow I need to join the group, which might take most of the month.”
Such research had confidentiality agreements in place from the beginning.
“Most of the month,” Bai Lian spoke, “when you come back, I should have started school.”
Jiang University registration starts on the 29th of August.
Bai Lian had a lot of hair, and Jiang Fulai wrapped it into a half updo, making the White Jade Hairpin in his hand appear even more pristine and immaculate, untouched by any speck of dust.
His skill was not very polished, and he dabbed at some stray hairs on the side. This time the result was much better than before, not so untidy.
Not particularly striking, but very neat.
At the end of the White Jade Hairpin, the craftsmanship of the peony was quite pronounced, yet it seemed just right amidst her locks.
Jiang Fulai stepped back, thinking the improvement from last time was substantial. Slowly, he responded to Bai Lian’s remark, “There, most of the time signals are jammed. I’ll be going with Director Ma from the Institute.”
He chose some aspects he could safely share with Bai Lian.
“Jiangjing…” Jiang Fulai recalled the incident at the bar last time. After a pause, he advised, “Try to avoid fights if possible. If something happens, tell Xu Nanjing right away. I’ve already discussed it with your grandfather; he lives on the first floor…”
Jiang Fulai had been renovating the first floor for quite a while.
He preferred quiet and wasn’t used to sharing elevators with others. Before coming here, he bought all the units from the first to third floors of the apartment building. Of course, he hadn’t mentioned this to Bai Lian, but after realizing that the fourth and fifth-floor units belonged to Xu Nanjing and Ning Xiao, he didn’t pursue them.
Otherwise, without his consent, neither of them would have been able to get those units.
During that time in Xiangcheng, Jiang He always stayed with Ji Heng.
And Ji Heng… Jiang Fulai couldn’t see what he was lacking. He had seen those two thin pages of residence registration and, after some consideration, decided to incorporate decorations Ji Heng was familiar with on the first floor.
“The first floor?” Bai Lian’s radar went off; she had seen the renovations on the first floor. As she listened to Jiang Fulai, she lifted her head, “You bought the first floor?”
Things looked set to head in an unpredictable direction.
Jiang Fulai smoothed down a stray strand of her hair lifted by the wind and subtly changed the subject, “I’ve given Ning Xiao the Tongfeng class exam questions from each year. I worked out the solutions for most of them. If they find something they don’t understand, you explain it to them.”